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The witty saying is not so much an attempt to prove but a useful summary of one man's experience. In other words, be optimistic, but not delusional. Stay ground
by b_emery 13y ago
The witty saying is not so much an attempt to prove but a useful summary of one man's experience. In other words, be optimistic, but not delusional. Stay grounded in reality.
I imagine that if you interviewed the survivors you speak of, they would agree.
- saraid216 13y agoI think the key idea here is actually betrayal. The optimism described by Stockdale was a false promise and when broken proved hollow, whereas the optimism described by Holocaust survivors tend to be more about belief in things despite a feeling of betrayal.